| Northern Ireland Football League | |
| Country |  Northern Ireland (since 1921)
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|---|---|
| Confederation | UEFA |
| Founded | 1890 (as Irish Football League) |
| Divisions | NIFL Premiership NIFL Championship NIFL Premier Intermediate League NIFL Premiership Development League NIFL Youth League NIFL Women’s Premiership |
| Number of teams | 36 |
| Relegation to | Ballymena & Provincial League Mid-Ulster Football League Northern Amateur League Northern Ireland Intermediate League |
| Levels on pyramid | 1–3 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Irish Cup Northern Ireland Football League Cup George Wilson Cup |
| UEFA cup(s) | UEFA Champions League UEFA Europa Conference League Scottish Challenge Cup |
| Current champions | 2022–23 (2022–23) |
| Most successful club | Linfield (56 titles) |
| TV | BBC NI (highlights via BBC iPlayer) Sky Sports (5 games a season and League Cup Final) |
| Website | Official website |
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The Northern Ireland Football League (abbreviated to NIFL), known historically, and still predominantly, as the Irish League, is the national football league of Northern Ireland. The Irish League was originally formed in 1890, with the league in its current format created in 2013 to assume independent collective management of the top three levels of the Northern Ireland football league system; namely the Premiership, Championship and Premier Intermediate League.
In addition to the “Irish League” divisions, the NIFL also operates the Northern Ireland Football League Cup for its member clubs, as well as the NIFL Development League and George Wilson Cup for their reserve teams, and the NIFL Youth League and NIFL Youth League Cup for their youth teams. Operated as a limited company, the 36 member clubs act as shareholders with one vote each. The NIFL is the successor to the Irish Football League, which, upon its formation in 1890, was historically the league for the entire island of Ireland until it became Northern Ireland's national league after the partition of Ireland in 1921.
Larne are the current champions, after winning the 2022–23 title on 14 April 2023 with a 2–0 win against Crusaders. This was the club's first league title.
2022–23 membership[]
Listed below are the 36 member clubs for the 2022–23 season.
| Senior (24 clubs) | Intermediate (12 clubs) | |
|---|---|---|
| NIFL Premiership | NIFL Championship | NIFL Premier Intermediate League |
| Ballymena United | Annagh United | Armagh City |
| Carrick Rangers | Ards | Ballymacash Rangers |
| Cliftonville | Ballinamallard United | Banbridge Town |
| Coleraine | Ballyclare Comrades | Bangor |
| Crusaders | Dergview | Dollingstown |
| Dungannon Swifts | Dundela | Limavady United |
| Glenavon | Harland & Wolff Welders | Lisburn Distillery |
| Glentoran | Institute | Moyola Park |
| Larne | Knockbreda | PSNI |
| Linfield | Loughgall | Portstewart |
| Newry City | Newington | Queen's University |
| Portadown | Warrenpoint Town | Tobermore United |
External links[]
| NIFL Premiership 2024–25 |
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Ballymena United · Carrick Rangers · Cliftonville · Coleraine · Crusaders · Dungannon Swifts · Glenavon · Glentoran · Larne · Linfield · Loughgall · Portadown |
| NIFL Championship 2024–25 |
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Annagh United · Ards · Armagh City · Ballinamallard United · Ballyclare Comrades · Bangor · Dundela · Harland & Wolff Welders · Institute · Limavady United · Newington · Newry City |
| NIFL Premiership seasons |
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2014–15 · 2015–16 · 2016–17 · 2017–18 · 2018–19 · 2019–20 · 2020–21 · 2021–22 · 2022–23 · 2023–24 · 2024–25 · |
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